Vaccines
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WHO announces 3 day pause in Gaza war for polio vaccination
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) –The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday a "preliminary commitment for area-specific humanitarian pauses" during a polio vaccination campaign set to begin on Sept. 1 in the Gaza Strip.
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AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine amid safety concerns
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – The AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company has announced the withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine from global markets, citing decreased demand and safety concerns following revelations about rare blood clotting risks.
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Iran vaccinates over 3,000 foreign nationals in S Khorasan
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Some 3,300 foreign nationals have been immunized against measles, mumps, and rubella in Iran’s eastern province of South Khorasan, close to the border with Afghanistan, according to a provincial health official.
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Official:
Iran becomes 5th country mastering pneumonia vaccine tech.
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – An Iranian official says the Islamic Republic has become the fifth country in the world to master the technology that is required to produce pneumonia vaccine.
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Iran receives 2nd shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Poland
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iran received the second shipment of 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the Polish Government on Tuesday.
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Iranian influenza vaccine out in market
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – An Iranian health official said that the locally manufactured influenza vaccine is available on the market.
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Total number of vaccines administered in Iran exceeds 75 mn
TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian health ministry announced Tue. that with the injection of 1,266,000 doses of the new Covid-19 vaccine since yesterday, the total number of Covid-19 vaccines consumed in the country exceeded 75 million doses so far.
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2 Iranian vaccines effective for vaccinating teenagers: Zali
TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Alireza Zali, the director of the Tehran Coronavirus Taskforce, said on Wednesday that two locally manufactured vaccines in Iran are highly effective for vaccinating teenagers.
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By: Behnam Tofighi
Vaccination center in Tehran works 24/7
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Some vaccination centers in Tehran are working 24/7 in line with the government's instructions to step up the general vaccination rate. The photos show Kordestan vaccination center in the middle of Tehran run by Tehran Uni..
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2nd WHO statement on COVID-19 vaccination in Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – WHO acknowledges greatly the increase in frequency of vaccination recently after deployment of international and locally made vaccines in Iran.
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By: Majid Dehghanizadeh
Vaccination center in Yazd
TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – The vaccination center in Yazd is witnessing a large number of the people of the historic and touristy city in the southeast of Iran these days to get vaccinated against the Covid-19.
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By: Pantea Nikzad
Free vaccination of nomadic livestock
SHAHREKORD, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Every year, the stocks of nomads in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province are being vaccinated against Anthrax disease, Ovine rinderpest, and snow fever for free.